Leakproof holding member for roofing



0d. 23, 1934. o. P vALlQUET ET AL, 1,978,237

LEAKPROOF HOLDING MEMBER FCR ROOFING Filed Nov. 23, 1932 /////l r/ i l/ ff) n LLl//l//l-l//J A I7 Patented Oct. 23, 1934 UNITED STATES LEAKPROOF HOLDING MEMBER. FOR ROOFING Octave P. Valiquet and John F. Chandler, Dalton,

Application November 23, 1932, Serial No. 643,972

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a holding member for securing sheets of roofing material to a roof in such a manner that there will be no leaking through holes caused by penetrating the roofing material.

Among the objects of our invention are:-

To provide a fastener that is reversible so that it may be used on either end. This is a great saving in time as it involves a single pick-up by the user and does not require juggling for a position,

To vcreate a fastener which is slidable and may be moved up or ,down to a desired location. :Ihis is possible because our front point or prong is not so deep cut as to catch on the roofing sheet but may be freely moved by sliding the same backwards, forwards or sideways to a desired position".

To supply a fastener having more than one apertue so that if the rst hole is over a crack the second may be used.

To produce a holding member having fastening means so formed that they will not penetrate the roofing material and cause leaks.

To create a holding member having a prong or prongs on the end for more firmly holding the roofing material in place.

To supply a fastener which may be located in position by the front prong and which will not be jarred out of position by hammering of addacent members, thereby assuring faster and more4 accurate work.

To create a structure simple and easy of manufacture, economical in construction, durable in wear, and having such other objects, advantages, features and capabilities as will later more fully appear and as are inherently possessed by our invention.

Our invention further resides in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and while we have shown therein a preferred embodiment of our invention, yet it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of our holding member and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of our invention, bothof which are shown previous to their appiication to the roofing.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of one embodiment of our invention as applied to a sheet of roofing.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view disclosing the operation of our invention and showing the unexposed nail in place.

Referring more in detail to our invention, we employ a body member 10, of flexible noncorrosive material, having a pair of spaced apertures 11. At the end of said body member and at substantially right angles thereto is an integral locater 12 having a substantially short, sharp point 13. At substantially the middle said body member 10 is bent above itself to form an upper portion 14 running substntially parallel to the body member 10, said upper portion 14 has a pair of spaced apertures l5 and at its end a prong 16.

Another embodiment of our invention employs the use of 2 points and 2 prongs as a further securing and fastening means.

In use it will readily be seen that a row of our holding members can be quickly placed by sliding the locater 12 into the desired position, the points 13 are then pushed into position into the roofing material 17 and remain there without being jarred out of position by hammering on adjacent parts of the roof. The body members are then bent over on themselves and the upper prongs bite into the sneet of roofing material 17. There being 2 apertures 11 it is thus easy to avoid cracks by using`either of these apertures to receive a nail 18.

Because our points 13 and prongs 16 are substantially short but sharp they have suflicient holding quality without going through the roofing material 17 and causing punctures and leaks.

Having thus described our invention we claim:

A reversible leak proof holding member for roong comprising a reversible body member of flexible non-corrosive metal, a short sharp point at either end of said body member, at right angles thereto, and integral therewith, one of either of said points extending upwardly andthe other of either of said points extending downwardly, a pair of spaced apertures at either end of said body member, said downwardly extending point adapted to out into a lower layer of roofing material and act as a locater so that the holding member will not be jarred out of position by the hammering of adjacent members, said apertures adjacent the downwardly extending pointbeing spaced so that if one of said apertures is over a crack in the roof sheathing the other of said apertures may be used to receive a later unexposed nail for holding the holding member to the roofing material and the roof sheathing, said body member being flexible so that the portion farthest from the downwardly extending point may be bent upwardly and backwardly on itself so that the upwardly extending point now fastens downwardly as a retaining member into an upper layer of roofing material completely covering the nail and first mentioned point, said short points adapted to catch yinto the roofing material without puncturing the same.

" OCTAVE P. VALIQUET.

JOHN F. CHANDLER. 

